Nutrition demands in the mountains are extreme. Add factors like a heavy pack, varying terrain type, heat, weather, smoke, and you can wind up with nutrition needs that seem more like the calculation for an atoms potential than a calorie calculation.

Luckily for us, Dr. Brent Ruby spent more than 25 years studying this to help us understand exactly how it works. He joints us for two parts- one on nutrition (this one) and the physical demands and training for such tasks in part 2.

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Dr. Brent Ruby.

Summary of Dr. Ruby's Research

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Managing [Nutrition] Extremes in Hostile Mountain Environments Article

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• What about white meat? Do the same premises apply?
• How about vegetables? I love grilled veggies, but are the risks the same?
• Is there an idea ration of red meat, white meat, and fish we should be aiming for in a week?
• How do you make your own jerky if you don't use nitrates?
• We typically make brats and summer sausage with our meat- is that ok or how do you process yours?

Plus much, much more.

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The 2024 Exo Mtn Gear Death Hike of the Grand Canyon's iconic rim-to-rim-to-rime is in the books.

We recap the hike, nutrition, how we changed out training- and a host of other topics.

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Fueling When You Don't Feel Like It Guide

“I recently watched a documentary suggesting that meat is the source of all health issues- should I stop hunting?”

This was a question we had on the documentary “What the Health”. We looked at the main points in the documentary to determine what parts are completely false, what’s not the full story- and what part has some valid points.

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Mike and I continue our conversation this week in part two of the listener Q&A. In this, we dive into a host of topics that will help give answers to questions you may have had about for peak performance on and off the trails. We look at:

• Why aiming for calorie-density for trail nutrition is a waste of time.
• Backcountry nutrition strategies and differences from home nutrition.
• We explore how the variables of mileage, intensity, and temperature can impact our nutritional needs.
• Wee look at how to utilize tools like MyFitnessPal accurately.

Whether you are finding your way in mountain nutrition or at home, Mike's questions delivers some great and insightful lessons.

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Over 75% of the Valley to Peak audience is men- a huge following. So, why in the world would I choose to do an episode ‘for the ladies? Because many of you have told the women in your life about Valley to Peak (thank you!).

We also started to see that many of the women we talked to all had the same questions...the same goals...and the same struggles. Who better to filter those questions through than two women who have shared the struggle, faced it, and been successful?

Plus, what better way to say 'thanks' to the women in our life on Women's Day in 2024 than an episode dedicated to them?

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"You said the concerns with artificial sweeteners are overrated...how is that possible?"

Part 1: I'm joined by a listen of the show- Mike Tennant- to talk through something I said WAY back in Episode 34. In this, we tackle ALL things related to artificial sweaters.

• Why did I make that comment?
• What does science say about them?
• Why does it seem like everyone who eats them is overweight if they're so 'healthy'?
• Isn't it better to just have the "real" thing?

We tackle all of this and more.

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"I didn't want to be a dad who couldn't keep up w/ his kids."

This is all about taking your life back and some practical steps to do it. Jack Lander joins me this week to share his awesome story of what woke him up to make changes in his life that let to an 80lb weight loss, find running, and an entirely different mindset.

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